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In Opinion Ali Akram Hayat discusses the issue of fairness in the Honor Code and a men’s group sends a letter condemning Susan Patton’s ’77 statements about “rape culture.”

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By Warren Crandall senior writer

4.30 p.m.: The James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions will sponsor a lecture by William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Politics Keith Whittington on constitutional law.

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University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 addresses the faculty and student body during his installation ceremony in2013.

Apr. 1, 1994 MTV News announced its intent to visit campus and interview senior students struggling to find jobs.

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Percent of students reported that their Peer Academic Adviser’s input was helpful when thinking about courses.

News & Notes Princeton is “best deal of the century” Co-founder of the National Institute of Certified College Planners Ron Them said the University is “the best deal of the century” in a Bloomberg article this week.

The article says that Princeton is the school that offers the cheapest financing to parents to supplement need-based aid by offering 1.2 percent, no-fee loans to families with annual incomes up to $500,000. Princeton’s loans are cheaper than those offered by the federal government, and parents have 10 years after their child graduates to repay them, according to the article.

University Director of Undergraduate Financial Aid Robin Muscato told Bloomberg that about 10 percent of undergraduate parents took out parent loans to pay for their child’s education at the University in the last four years, of which 95 percent were administered through the University’s program.

The average annual amount borrowed is $19,000 for students receiving need-based aid and about $36,000 for those who do not.

With an endowment of $18.2 billion, the University is the fifth-richest college in the United States, according to the National Association of College and University Business Officers.

The only hitch, according to Bloomberg? “Your kid has to get into Princeton University.”

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In his first months in office, Eisgruber ’83 has shown himself to be more daring than his predecessor.

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University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 has begun to set an ambitious agenda for his term as the months wind down through his first academic year in office.

He has, for example, announced a review of the grade def lation policy, suggested that the University will look into reversing its policy on accepting student transfers, and hinted at a potential expansion of the student body that could accompany a new residential college or an expansion of Forbes College.

Eisgruber’s agenda, set so early in his presidency, is in contrast to the agenda set by his predecessor, former University Presi-

dent Shirley Tilghman early in her term.

While Eisgruber has set an agenda filled with several high profile issues, Tilghman did not initially tackle big topics.

Tilghman acknowledged in an interview that Eisgruber has begun dealing with major University issues much earlier than she had, attributing it largely to his long tenure as provost before becoming president.

While Tilghman came to the presidency as a molecular biology professor with little experience with the inner workings of the administration, Eisgruber’s prior work as a top-level administrator has given him an easier time transitioning into the role of president.

“I think President Eisgruber is in a much See PRESIDENT page 2

U N I V E R S I T Y A F FA I R S

STUDENT LIFE

“Key meeting” set for this week to discuss Increase in Reunions in light of meningitis outbreak approval

By Paul Phillips and Charles Min associate news editor and staff writer

Following the University’s decision to cancel overnight stays for Princeton Preview, the Alumni Association is scheduled to meet later this week for a “key meeting” that will discuss whether changes should

be made to Reunions this year in light of the meningitis outbreak, according to Associate Director for Reunions Mibs Mara.

Mara declined to comment further until the meeting has taken place.

In response to the outbreak of meningitis, which began in March 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and the and the

New Jersey Department of Health advised members of the University community to increase hygienic practices and avoid sharing items such as drinking glasses and utensils, but did not advise the University to curtail any of its events or activities.

No changes were made to Reunions last See REUNIONS page 3

BEYOND THE BUBBLE

U. professor to run for Congress

By Jacqueline Gufford staff writer

The field of Democratic candidates for New Jersey’s 12th District Congressional seat has recently expanded to include Dr. Andrew Zwicker, a physicist and head of the Science Education Program at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.

Zwicker filed Monday to run in the district Democratic primary against State Senator Linda Greenstein from Middlesex, State Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman from Mercer and State Assemblyman Upendra Chivukula from Somerset.

He is the only non-career politician among the Democratic candidates.

Zwicker explained that his platform will focus on comprehensive energy reform, climate See CONGRESS page 5

COURTESY OF ZACH SMITH

Andrew Zwicker of the PPPL will run for the 12th District Congressional seat in the upcoming elections.

of advising system

By Ruby Shao staff writer

Although freshmen most often turn to University friends for academic advice, recent survey data from the past three fall semesters shows that underclassmen have expressed increasing satisfaction with the academic advising system.

According to the data presented by Senior Associate Dean of the College Claire Fowler at the March 10 Council of the Princeton University Committee meeting, an average of 50 percent of freshmen and 47 percent of sophomores agreed or strongly agreed that they had made the most of the advising opportunities available to them in the fall.

Fowler said the survey itself will help students take advantage of academic resources in the future.

“By doing the survey, you have to be exposed to all the forms of support available, because we ask you about them,” Fowler explained. “I think in the text boxes some people have actually said, ‘Actually, now that I’ve read the survey, I see what I’ve See ADVISING page 4

LOCAL NEWS

Appellate Court affirms decision to allow Dinky relocation plans in latest lawsuit

By Anna Windemuth staff writer

The Appellate Court of New Jersey affirmed the Department of Environmental Protection’s decision to approve the early termination of a public easement allowing University construction plans on the Dinky Station on March 18.

As part of the University’s $330 million Arts and Transit Neighborhood, the Dinky train station is set to operate 464 feet south of its former location in the fall of 2014, an encroachment that required NJ Transit’s approval under the 1984 station purchasing agreement. NJ Transit requested the DEP’s approval and an advisory statement from the Historic Sites Council before allowing

the encroachment.

However, Save the Dinky, a public organization dedicated to protecting Princeton’s historic train station, appealed the DEP’s decision with local resident Anne Neumann, who said that the agency did not have the expertise to aptly consider alternatives to the University’s project or to assess it effectively.

University attorney Jonathan Epstein said the court showed appropriate legal deference to NJ Transit, and that its decision was completely consistent with the applicable records and laws that were presented.

“We anticipated the outcome because we believe that our position is correct on all legal merits,” Epstein said,

adding he does not believe the appellants would have any success on appeal.

The appellate court ruled against Save the Dinky by stating that NJ Transit’s assessment was in line with their transportation expertise, and that records indicate the Historic Sites Council held several public meetings on the encroachment before reaching a decision. The final opinion also says the DEP had the authoritative right to approve the encroachment.

“We are gratified that the lawsuit regarding the relocation of the Dinky has been resolved by rejecting the claims of the plaintiffs, and we are confident that the other two will be similarly resolved See LAWSUIT page 2

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A worker carries supplies to the site of the Arts & Transit Neighborhood. The site has been the subject of several lawsuits.

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in due course,” University Spokesperson Martin Mbugua said in response to the decision, referencing two pending cases challenging the project’s municipal land use.

Neumann said the Historic Sites Council should have seen alternatives, most notably the construction of a light rail sys-

“New Jersey Transit was sort of a mouthpiece for the University.”

Virginia Kerr save the dinky

tem that she said could maintain public right of way.

“I disagreed with their decision, and I would say that they didn’t give full weight to the arguments on behalf of Save the Dinky and myself,” Neumann said.

Although the Historic Sites Council was asked to assess the encroachment in conjunction with the DEP, the DEP Commis-

sioner was given the final call.

“We assume that it was a foregone conclusion that the Christie-appointed head of the DEP would turn down any rejection of the plan by the New Jersey Historical Sites Council because [New Jersey Governor Chris Christie] is a trustee of the University, and he had already written a letter saying that he favored this change,” Neumann said.

Neumann also said that the University submitted its plans for the project to the Princeton Regional Planning Board four days after meeting with the Historic Sites Council, an adviser to the DEP, to which it did not submit those plans.

Neumann said she thought the University almost certainly had the plans ready for the meeting, but chose not to disclose them.

Furthermore, appellants claimed the DEP should have had a public hearing with testimony to provide a reliable record that the new transportation development would be in the best interest of the public, Save the Dinky attorney Virginia Kerr said.

“In reality, it was really the University that was shaping this application, and New Jersey Transit was sort of a mouthpiece for the University,” Kerr said.

Kerr noted that she was

not really surprised, as it is not uncommon for appellate courts to pay deference to decisions made by official agencies. However, she added that the ruling was a loss to the Princeton community and to

“We anticipated the outcome because we believe that our position is correct” Jonathan Epstein,

University Attorney

those who care about historic resources.

“Some people say it’s toothless,” Kerr said of the Historic Places Act, which she hoped would be a strong tool to protect the Dinky. “This removes another tooth.”

Save the Dinky will continue its efforts to reform current transportation plans, Neumann said, and will decide whether or not to appeal the ruling to the New Jersey Supreme Court within the next few weeks.

Save The Dinky President Anita Garoniak did not respond to requests for comment.

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Former University President Shirley Tilghman congratulates her successor at the end of Christopher Eisgruber’s ’83 inauguration as University President on September 22, 2013.

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stronger initial position because of his role as provost for nine years before becoming president,” Tilghman said.

Eisgruber also said that his time as provost gave him an advantageous familiarity with University-wide issues, issues that he would later look to tackle as president. He noted as examples some endeavors, such as Tilghman’s focus on promoting the arts, that he worked on heavily as provost and that he continues to support as president.

“There were a lot of the parts of the job that were familiar to me from my administrative experience beforehand,” Eisgruber noted.

When comparing the early presidencies of Eisgruber and Tilghman, it is also impossible to overlook the impact of the September 11 attacks that occurred one day before Tilghman’s first semester as president began.

“What a life-changing experience it was to live through 9/11 and to be responsible for a large community here in Princeton who were very touched personally by what happened,” Tilghman said.

The early part of Tilghman’s term was marked by news about terrorism and the war in Afghanistan. To complicate matters further, a high profile anthrax attack attempt was found to have originated close to Princeton. Financially, Tilghman had to confront a lackluster economy almost immediately upon taking office, and this fiscal weakness would continue throughout the course of her presidency.

Eisgruber has not had to deal with such crises during the opening of his presiden-

cy, which may have helped him to transition more easily into the role of president without external pressure.

Despite these differences, both Eisgruber and Tilghman began their presidencies by focusing on potential student body expansiona.

For Tilghman, the early plans to expand the student body, which eventually resulted in the building of Whitman College, had already been formulated by the prior administration.

For Eisgruber, the question of student body expansion

“There were a lot of the parts of the job that were familiar to me from my administrative experience.” chris eisgruber ’83

is one that University administrators should always be asking.

“Given the extraordinary character of the benefits we provide to every student who goes here, and given that we’re taking a smaller percentage of students than at any point in our history, we have an obligation to be asking ourselves when it is that Princeton would next be able to expand its undergraduate student body,” Eisgruber said.

Another challenge both Eisgruber and Tilghman have dealt with at the start of their presidencies was high turnover among upper-level administrators.

Four deans, three vice presidents and the University’s general counsel departed during Tilghman’s first one hundred days. Like Tilgh-

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man, Eisgruber has dealt with a significant number of top administrators stepping down from their positions, including Dean of the Faculty David Dobkin and Dean of the Graduate School William Russel.

Tilghman noted that such attrition was not surpising to her, adding that it is quite common for top administrators to leave when a regime change happens at the top. Though she noted that it was certainly difficult to replace such crucial leaders from the previous administration, she said she approached the task as a chance to form a new, dynamic team.

“I saw it as an opportunity to build a team, a team that would mesh well with one another where we were not all thinking exactly the same,” Tilghman said.

Eisgruber, too, expected such attrition as a natural part of leadership change, and said he sees recruiting fresh talent to replace these key University leaders as a critical part of his first moves as president. To this end, Eisgruber has looked to Tilghman’s administrative team as an ideal toward which to strive.

“One of the things at the forefront of my mind is to be able to put together a group of people who will have the same kind of ... dedication to the values of this institution that Shirley’s team had,” Eisgruber said.

Despite Tilghman’s relative unfamiliarity with the administration prior to taking on the role, she left behind a University significantly different from the one she inherited. It remains to be seen if Eisgruber will do the same, but if the active beginning of his administration is any indication, the University certainly seems to be weighing much potential change.

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year, even though the situation at the University was officially designated as an outbreak less than two weeks before Reunions was set to start.

The University recently announced that it will cancel overnight stays during Princeton Preview for the health safety of newly admitted students. The change was made in light of the recent death from meningitis of a Drexel University student that was linked to contact with University students. Although the University has hosted vaccination clinics from Dec. 8-11, 2013, Feb. 17-20, 2014 and March 26-27, an investigation done by the CDC revealed that is likely that the death at Drexel was caused by a Princeton student who carried the disease but did not show symptoms.

Meningitis bacteria are spread through close personal contact such as sharing utensils or kissing, and those who have been exposed to the bacteria can still carry the disease even if they do not show symptoms, as the bacteria can lodge in their noses or throats.

But alumni interviewed said they were not excessively concerned about meningitis.

Christine Chen ’13 said she

would feel safe visiting campus, meeting friends and attending Reunions as a whole.

“At least what I’ve read up about meningitis, I know how to prevent it — wash your hands, don’t share drinks, don’t come into close contact with people,” Chen said. “The University does a great job disseminating information, and everyone should be well informed about this and how to prevent it.”

Chen nevertheless added that Reunion’s night life and the presence of children are her primary concerns. She explained that, while adults attending Reunions might make a conscientious decision to protect themselves from meningitis, kids do not necessarily care about hygiene and might be at greater risk. She also said that while adults may protect themselves during the day, Reunions at night is an entirely different atmosphere.

“You only have to see the sea of plastic cups littering the lawn of Blair Arch to know what happened,” Chen said. “It’s that sort of environment, the night time activities, that can encourage the type of behavior and lack of sound judgment that the University is precisely trying to curb with this change in the Princeton Preview scheduling, with no overnights.”

Like Chen, Jacob Reses ’13

said he would feel safe going to Reunions, noting that the odds of his getting infected are not high at all. He added, though, that he does think about meningitis as a whole and how the disease could spread beyond the campus.

“It’s a really tricky problem, and I feel bad for the administrators who are trying to work on it,” Reses said.

Reses added that the main issue he is wondering about is how the University plans to address meningitis, adding that the University should take its time on whatever it decides to do.

“There are smart people who deal with outbreaks like this who are probably advising them,” he said, “and I’m sure that, whatever they do, they’ll have thought it through very carefully.”

However, Kristin Epstein ’97, the Outgoing President of the Princeton Area Alumni Association, stated that the recent meningitis outbreak has not affected her decision to attend Reunions at all.

“I haven’t heard any buzz about it.” Epstein said, referring to the meningitis outbreak based on conversations she has had with other alumni.

Reunions will take place from May 29 to Jun. 1.

Sharon Deng ’17 contributed reporting.

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been using more.’”

Students’ recognition of their ineffective use of resources showed ref lectiveness about their own responsibilities in the process, Fowler added.

Like the academic advising system in general, the peer academic advising surveys reported rising student satisfaction. The current peer academic advising system was implemented in every residential college in 2012 and in terms of frequency, freshmen seek academic advice from Peer Academic Advisers after University friends, Residential College Advisers, faculty advisers, parents, professors and preceptors.

Peer advisers are currently expected to lead study breaks for their advisee or “zee” groups and contribute at Major Choices events throughout the year. The number of students reporting that their Peer Academic Adviser had reached out to them since Freshman Orientation jumped from 42 percent to 55 percent from 2012 to 2013. Fowler attributed the change to an increase in training that encourages the

peer advisers to reach out more consciously throughout the semester.

Furthermore, 44 percent of students reported that their Peer Academic Adviser’s input was helpful when planning their schedules and thinking about courses, an increase from 37 percent in 2012.

Elizabeth LaMontagne ’14, a Peer Academic Adviser in Forbes College, said that she wanted to become a peer adviser because she received the majority of her academic advice from peers as an underclassman.

“Most of my course advice had come either from people I knew through groups, or people who I just randomly bumped into in Forbes, and I really felt like most advice you get on courses doesn’t come from your official adviser or your college’s dean,” she said.

However, 51 percent of freshmen this fall estimated they had communicated with their Peer Academic Adviser one time or fewer during the semester, and 28 percent reported no communication at all.

Wilson College Peer Academic Adviser Wilhemina Koomson ’14 said that the system would improve if

each residential college mandated more activities with zees.

“I wish we had more of those kind of staggered events, so it’s like we can all interact with each other, kind of like pushing us together in a sense,” she said.

Nazik Elmekki ’17 said each residential college should require a more regular relationship between Peer Academic Advisers and their zees, noting that while she would see her Peer Academic Adviser every week during the first semester, the meetings have been much less frequent this semester. She added the suggestion that peer advisers and their zees could have a casual meeting every two weeks.

Kevin Wong ’17 said freshmen should receive a document outlining the responsibilities of their Peer Academic Adviser.

“I don’t really know what they do. I don’t know what their roles are,” he said.

“They should have a set of guidelines for what they are intended to do and how they can be useful to us.”

Administrators will develop plans to improve the peer academic advising system during the summer, Fowler said.

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change, investment in alternative energy and education, noting that he has professional experience with all of these issues.

Zwicker said that as a resident of Middlesex County and employee in Mercer County, he has a personal understanding of the issues the district faces, and his status as a non-career politician makes him an ideal candidate for voters disillusioned with gridlock in Washington.

Furthermore, in his years as an educator he has brought in $10 million into the district through federal grants, Zwicker noted.

The University’s College Democrats are now actively involved in Zwicker’s campaign. Zwicker came to them seeking endorsement and has also included some of them in his campaign, as volunteers.

Kelsey Blair ’16, the social media chair for Zwicker’s campaign and the tech chair for the College Democrats, stated that the parallels between Holt and Zwicker will work in his favor with voters.

“I really think that people will recognize that … he’s trying to be another man of science in Congress,” Blair said. “A person who comes in and uses the scientific approach and isn’t necessarily concerned with all the backdoor things, all he wants to do is focus on the issues and focus on doing what’s right.”

Rush Holt, the current congressman for the 12th District who recently announced that he will not seek reelection, has

not yet endorsed a candidate, and there is speculation regarding whether he will ever do so.

Nevertheless, Blair said that the Zwicker campaign hopes to receive Holt’s official endorsement.

“We’re hoping for Rush’s endorsement,” Blair said. “If and when he finally does endorse a candidate, I think it will go a long way.”

Zwicker explained that he first thought about entering the race after Holt announced his retirement, and several people urged him to consider it. However,

“I really think that people will recognize that he’s trying to be another man of science in Congress.”

Kelsey Blair ‘16

Zwicker added that he decided to evaluate the situation and ascertain his chances of winning the primary before making a final decision to announce his candidacy.

In particular, Zwicker stated, he spoke with former colleague and friend Holt, who advised him not to enter the race halfheartedly.

“One of [Holt’s] pieces of advice was: be in it to win it,” he noted.

Another major part of his de-

cision to enter the race was the result of a meeting he had with the College Democrats.

“They were actually instrumental in my decision to run,” he said. “Their enthusiasm for a scientist, teacher, non-career politician was inspiring to me.”

Blair, who designed Zwicker’s campaign website, said that a unique aspect of Zwicker’s campaign is his “massive social media presence.” She noted that other candidates have yet to create websites specifically for their congressional campaign or use social media to communicate their stances on issues.

Miranda Rehaut ’16, who is the co-chair of Zwicker’s get out the vote campaign and co-president of the College Democrats, is working alongside Blair and others to mobilize University students to vote by absentee ballot during the primaries.

“If you’re going to choose to get involved with one political cause, this is the cause to get involved in,” Rehaut said. “Not only is Dr. Zwicker from the Princeton community … he is just a really great candidate. He really resonates with young progressives, which is why I think the College Democrats related so well to him.”

Rehaut is also a writer for the Street section of The Daily Princetonian.

Zwicker is also a lecturer in the Princeton Writing Program, a fellow of the American Physical Society and a faculty adviser for Rockefeller College. He was recruited to work at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

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s I sit down to write this, most of my mental energy is being spent trying to ignore the voice nestled in the depths of my consciousness, endlessly criticizing.

I once imagined this inner critic as Peter Parker’s boss from “Spiderman” — God knows why — and for some reason the image has stuck: a cigar-smoking, abrasively jaded and dissatisfied newspaper editor with a close-cropped haircut and permanent scowl. “Who wants to hear yet another story about you?” he begins. “All the I, me and my is so boring and egotistical. And you haven’t even been to the gym yet today. Typical.”

He sits back in his chair, takes another puff of his cigar and effortlessly regurgitates a few offensive comments on my old articles. He then sifts through my memories to find exactly the images and past conversations that will maximize my self-doubt. And he’s relentless; he won’t stop until I’ve given him my full attention, whether it’s while writing this article or at any other time of day. Walking across campus, sitting in my room or talking with friends at dinner are all fair game.

The mindset we approach the world with on a day-to-day basis — regardless of the actual events that happen — completely defines our experience, as I regularly forget and then have to re-remember all over again. When I criticize myself, I criticize the people and things around me. Self-doubt warps reality, and it makes sense: How can we expect to fully listen to the words of our friends, empathize with them or focus on the sights and sounds of life as it unfolds when we have a critic talking loudly in our ear?

It’s hard to remember that roses exist, let alone stop to smell them, when we’re distracted by judgmental inner chatter.

What I personify as “the inner critic” is in part my excessively anxious and doubting disposition, but it’s a feature of human existence that we all share in some form. It’s the fearful part of our brains that helps us to survive, that keeps us out of danger and reminds us of the painful or harmful things that have been and might come to be — from physical dangers to the emotional pangs of embarrassment or perceived failure.

We need this critic. So by no means do I wish I could banish him completely. His constant perfectionism drives me to do the best work I can, keeps me questioning whether my actions are good or bad and never lets me rest on my laurels, but always pushes me to improve and grow.

The problem is not that we have these critics — it’s that we often don’t realize the degree to which they’ve seeped into our perception of ourselves, and others, and have the potential to make us unhappy. Particularly in a high-expectation environment like the University, the critic gets constant reinforcement from the analytical nature of the academic system; everything needs to be perfect, and we so easily see all the ways in which it isn’t. We develop our critical skills as a part of our education, but we never learn how to turn them off when they cease to be constructive. Rather, many of us unknowingly internalize this critical voice and allow it to become ceaselessly negative and unhelpful. We allow it to assess facets of our lives and selves that don’t always need assessing, like our appearance when we look at ourselves in the mirror in the morning, or the feelings of vulnerability and occasional poor decisions that come from being an imperfect and totally normal human being.

I can’t say I have a fail-safe solution, but for me, ignoring and suppressing the critic is actually the worst approach. Like a badly behaved five-year-old when he’s being shut down, he yells even louder to be heard. Instead, taking some time to sit down and have a kind and reasonable conversation with my self-judgments and fears seems to rid them of their power over me. It’s hard to do this in the middle of a conversation, but the more I practice, the easier it becomes.

So to my critic’s final snarky remark, “Why are you even writing this at all?

Who cares about your preachy self-revelations?” I give the following answer: to remind myself, and hopefully at least one reader, to find some distance from and maybe even peaceful coexistence with his own inner critic. To remind that small man (or woman, or creature — I have this vision of all of us having a unique cast of critical characters in our psyches) yelling who knows what, that we don’t always need to listen.

Lauren Davis is a philosophy major from London, England.

She can be reached at lhdavis@princeton.edu.

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he Honor Code is an integral part of the Princeton experience. Adopted in 1893, it serves as one of the nation’s oldest honor practices for colleges. Every member of every entering class of the University swears allegiance to this code, and there exists a committee that serves as its custodian.

The code itself is contentious enough, necessitating not only a duty to not act dishonestly during examinations, but also to report instances where others do this. In fact, not doing so is considered a violation of the code.

While this is an interesting debate in and of itself, this column will focus more on the implementation of the code in its present form — whether or not it is “fair.”

The Honor Committee consists of 12 undergraduate students, two of whom are in charge of investigating whenever there is an allegation levied against an individual.

First, the idea of students judging their peers seems to afford a group of students a lot of power over others. Forget residential college advisers, club presidents and sports team captains — these people can get you kicked out of school. The idea that my peers can possibly pronounce me guilty of something as severe as cheating is hard to swallow. There are two possible justifications for this system.

One: this mirrors real life, where ordinary citizens sit on juries. The key difference in the two scenarios is that jury duty is revolving, so the same group of people doesn’t judge for all trials, and that they are selected randomly. In the case

of the Honor Committee, it is the same people who preside over such matters for a given term.

The second justification for the student-run committee: Students can understand what their peers experience, and hence provide a more emphatic understanding of the act in question. After all, even with juries, the members of society are there to add subjective details into a verdict on a more objective act. This justification, too, is inadequate. The Honor Code, in so many words, excludes extenuating circumstances, no matter how severe their inf luence, as possible mitigating factors. To quote the Code, “The only adequate defense for a student accused of an academic violation is that the work in question does not, in fact, constitute a violation.” This not only goes off at a tangent to almost every modern justice system, where intent is as, if not more, important than the act committed — which is why murder in the first degree is not the same as murder in the second degree, even though human life is lost at the hands of someone in both cases — but also renders the idea of a student-run committee incredibly redundant.

After all, why are students on the committee if they cannot use their experiences to judge their peers in a more subjective manner?

Additionally, the randomness with which jury members are selected is crucial because it avoids bias — negative and positive — in the proceedings. The composition of the Honor Committee is interesting in this regard. It includes four class presidents — two current, two previous — and the USG president. All five of these people, by virtue of their roles and positions, are required to be social.

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They have had campaigns to ask help for and undoubtedly made many friends — and possibly enemies — in their roles as leaders. It is safe to assume they are more outgoing than most of their peers — again, almost required by their roles — which increases the possibility that they may have to pass a verdict on someone they know, or are at least acquainted with. This takes away some impartiality from the proceedings.

Lastly, the Honor Committee requires a more transparent structure. Part of the reason the committee and the proceedings are mentioned in such hushed tones is because of the personal and serious nature of the acts and their punishments. But there should be, at the very least, more statistics on hearings and their verdicts, and some semblance of accountability for the members of the committee. How can a group with such far-reaching and serious powers be trusted with no structure in place to keep it in check other than the members’ own consciences and senses of right and wrong? If these were enough, why have the Honor Committee in the first place?

The committee exists because students, in tough situations, make mistakes. A hearing is a tough situation, and every member is a student. Why doesn’t the same logic apply to them?

The idea of the Honor Code is integral to the academic tradition at a college like ours. But the execution, at least in its current state, makes the whole process, for the sake of irony, dishonorable.

Ali Akram Hayat is a sophomore from Lahore, Pakistan. He can be reached at ahayat@ princeton.edu.

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Men’s group challenges ‘rape culture’

n the process of promoting her new book, “Marry Smart,” Princeton alumna Susan Patton ’77 has made several incendiary statements.

These comments, primarily advising young women on how to successfully secure a male spouse while at Princeton, have been profiled in both this newspaper and in the larger U.S. mainstream media. Most concerning have been Patton’s comments related to sexual assaults on college campuses and her suggestion that it is a woman’s responsibility to prevent her own rape. The University’s Men Against Violence Resources & Intervention Community Project wishes to confront this rhetoric and denounce it for what it is: victim-blaming and

rape culture propaganda. To suggest that anyone — of any gender, at Princeton or in any part of the world — is responsible for their own sexual assault is, frankly, deplorable.

Rape culture, at its very roots, thrives in attitudes and belief systems that not only blame victims for their own assault but also excuse the violence of perpetrators. Whether Ms. Patton is aware or not, her words serve to support this toxic paradigm. Patton not only suggests that women are to blame for their own assault, but she also submits that men’s sexuality is predatory by nature. Patton implies that men, given the “right” circumstances — such as an intoxicated female who is dressed provocatively — will rape

women because it is in our disposition to do so. This assumption is grossly offensive. Men are not hostages to predacious libidos for which they must be excused. In fact, researchers have long held that the perpetration of rape has never been about sex. Instead, it is a violent manifestation of distorted social constructs not dissimilar from Ms. Patton’s remarks. Sexual offenders — on college campuses, in the military and in all communities — should be held directly and personally responsible for their actions, without the benefit of justifications borne from rape-supportive ideologies.

Ms. Patton, frequently dubbed “Princeton Mom” and adorned in orange and black in her TV spots, positions herself as a spokes-

woman for young women and the University community. As members of this same community, we need to hold each other accountable for our language and behaviors, whether they are from our peers or alumni, lauding those who inspire us and confronting those who support or endorse harm. It is through such endeavors that we continue to secure for ourselves a community that promotes safety, accountability and integrity.

Signed, Trap Yates ’14, Sam Lite ’14, Nick Zarazua, Carl Adair, Aidan Macdonagh ’14, Kevin McKee ’14 and Philip Hickey Yates is a former associate editor for the Street section of The Daily Princetonian.

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Howell Invitational on Friday and Saturday.

Princeton heavyweight men victorious in their season opener In its first race of the spring, the men’s heavyweight side took down visitors Syracuse University and Georgetown University in the sixth annual season-opening scrimmage between these teams. The Princeton men’s last race came in late October at the Princeton Chase before the harsh weather claimed Lake Carnegie. They were victorious in the event, with the varsity eight edging out Northeastern University. Current rankings place the Tigers at fourth in the nation.

Eight a.m. marked the beginning of the first race this past Saturday. With a time of 6:05.0, the Tigers’ varsity eight boat outpaced Syracuse’s top unit by a shade under six seconds. Princeton had similar success in the second varsity boat, as the 2V boat put in a time of 6:15.2. Syracuse, again in second, posted a mark of 6:30.5 in the second race. In

the third and fourth matchups, the Orange got the best of the Orange and Black with a pair of under-five-second wins.

Next weekend, the Princeton heavies will travel to Annapolis, Md. to face the Navy crew. Last year saw the Tigers take hold of the Navy-Princeton Cup. Brown edges out Princeton openweight to claim 1987 Trophy The yearly matchup with Brown is billed as a race for the Class of 1987 Trophy. This season at Lake Carnegie, in their spring opener, the Princeton women were edged out by the Bears in the varsity eight race by just three seconds. Michigan State University’s crew also joined the regatta, but they found little success and were bested in the first and second varsity eight along with the varsity four races.

Princeton’s 8V time of 6:48.6 was not enough to overcome a Brown lead and time of 6:45.6.

The Tigers’ second and third varsity eight managed the home side’s only wins of the day with times of 6:54.8 and 7:18.5.

An imminent showdown with 2013’s national champion

the University of Virginia will put Princeton to the test next weekend. The races will begin at 10:30 a.m. at Lake Carnegie.

Fosburgh Cup goes to Tiger lightweights The first three races of the season yielded three wins for Princeton lightweight crew.

Saturday’s regatta pitted the Tigers against Georgetown’s Hoyas in what was a fairly constant downpour.

Just over 23 seconds separated the Tigers’ varsity eight from the runner-up visitors.

In a truly dominant showing, Princeton’s 2V and 3V went one and two in the second race, with Georgetown’s second group of eight finishing a full 34 seconds behind Princeton’s second varsity time of 6:27.6.

Worthy of note, Princeton’s varsity eight was heavy with underclassmen. The coxswain and five of the eight rowers were from the sophomore and freshman classes. Three juniors filled out the boat. This matches up with preseason expectations for what would be a strong but young unit.

The race for the Murtaugh Cup against Navy comes next for Princeton. Located in Teaneck, N.J., the regatta will also feature Columbia’s crew.

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the gut-wrenching match in which the Tigers edged out

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utility Taylor Dunstan added three assists, a team-high for the day. In net, sophomore goalie Ashleigh Johnson made six stops in the first three quarters of the game, while Coffey subbed in for the final quarter-plus and stopped four shots from finding the back of the net.

The victory marks Princeton’s eighth straight win this season. The Tigers’ last loss was to No. 10 San Jose State University on their spring break trip to San Diego, Calif. for the Aztec Invitational. A pivotal moment of the team’s trip in the Golden State was

In net, sophomore goalie Ashleigh Johnson made six stops in the first three quarters of the game. the win in a 14-13 triple overtime thriller against No. 13 UC San Diego that extended

the squad’s win streak to 15.

The Tigers fell to San Jose State later that day.

The Tigers will spend next Saturday on the road again, playing Ivy League rivals Brown and Harvard in a doubleheader in Lewisburg, Pa., before finally returning to DeNunzio to play their last match against George Washington University before the kickoff of the Southern Division Championship on April 12, hosted by Harvard.

Princeton thrashed its opponents at the championship last year, winning each of its three games by an average of over 10 goals.

Princeton’s match against Brown starts at 11:30 a.m. this Saturday at Bucknell.

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out for the people who work for me.”

“There are no days off,” he added. “And we could definitely use more administrative support. Those’ll be [the] challenges for the next A.D.” Beyond an experienced and refined administrative ability, the next athletic director at Princeton will almost certainly have a high profile and a noteworthy affiliation with the University. Many alums are prominent in the sports world.

However, it is unclear for how many of them the post at Jadwin will be more attractive than their present occupation.

Before I wildly speculate on who could be our next athletic director, let’s consider who will decide from a range of accomplished prospects. The following information is taken from the Athletic Director Search website, www.princeton.edu/ athleticdirectorsearch.

Vice President for Student Life Cynthia Cherrey chairs the 12-person search committee. Its decision will reportedly come this spring.

Chairperson Cherrey did not respond to request for comment. In fact, do not expect any committee member to offer information, as our school adheres to a policy of not commenting on ongoing affairs.

The dubious value of that particular procedure aside, the working group consists of well-respected members of the University community: two coaches, two student-athletes, two administrators, one staff member and three alumni. All committee members reached out to for statement on the search declined to comment.

With this media lockdown in place, it’s time to speculate.

Word of caution: this list relies perhaps too heavily on celebrity.

Craig Robinson ’83: He is famous, to Princetonians at least, for wearing the orange and black scarf during President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration. Robinson is the older brother of First Lady Michelle Obama ’85. The orange and black scarf he sported on

national television was in fact a demonstration of Oregon State University pride. He is currently the head coach of men’s basketball at OSU, but his side bowed out of the college Basketball Invitational tournament in the first round. In fact, the Beavers have produced lackluster performances in recent years.

Oregon news outlets picked up in January on a report that he might be interested in Princeton’s athletic directorship. He did not respond to requests for comment on his possible candidacy.

Steve Mills ’81: The recent hiring of the incomparable Phil Jackson by the New York Knicks appeared, according to a story filed to the New York Daily News, to put Mills’ position as the Knicks’ executive vice president and general manager in jeopardy. However, a recent release from the team suggests he will stick around in the Madison Square Garden front office. Like Walters, this Princeton alum played under Pete Carril. His daughter Danielle is currently a sophomore.

Bob Bradley ’80: This candidate coached one of Princeton’s best-ever soccer teams in the 1993 Final Four squad. His brother Scott currently skippers for the baseball team, and his son Michael distinguished himself as one of the few quality American footballers in Europe before transferring to Toronto FC this year. Bob has recently served as the head coach of the U.S. and Egyptian national teams. In 2014, Norway’s Stabæk Fotball, located in a suburb of Oslo, made him the first American to head a premier European team. Bradley has one win in one game.

Geoff Petrie ’70: A two-time NBA Executive of the Year, Petrie played basketball at Princeton under — you guessed it — Pete Carril. Apologies for the lack of originality. A wellrounded player for the Portland Trail Blazers, this former Sacramento Kings’ president was named an All-Star in 1971 and 1974. At this point in his professional life, retirement might be more appealing than the highpressure employment as our director.

Jason Garrett ’89: This one’s kind of a joke. You may know

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him as the Dallas Cowboys head coach who endures perennial struggles. Garrett matriculated at Princeton to play quarterback before transferring to Columbia to play under his father Jim. Jason’s one season as a Lion saw one of the all-time least impressive Ivy League team performances: a 0-10 record, the head coach’s resignation and allegations of player abuse. Poor Jason returned to New Jersey for an impressive two years of quarterbacking. His abandonment of Dallas and return to Princeton would be bizarre, but awesome.

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With him as director, Gary Walters’ department has produced national champions 19 years straight.

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while the Tiger offense found the back of the net four more times. The Lakers outscored Princeton 3-2 in the final quarter, but the damage had already been done.

Senior utility Katie Rigler and junior utility Jessie Holechek each had a hat trick, with sophomore utilities Pippa Temple and Kimi Klein contributing two goals. Sophomore utility Diana Murphy, junior utility Ashley Hatcher and senior utility Molly McBee recorded a goal each, and Hatcher, Rigler and Holecheck led the defense effort with three steals apiece. Coffey recorded one save and one assist in her third career win in the net.

Later that day, Bucknell University did nothing to slow Princeton’s goal-scoring momentum as the Tigers picked up a comfortable 14-6 win, in which 10 different Princeton players found the back of the net while the Bison were limited to two goals at most per quarter. McBee led the offensive charge with four goals, and freshman two-meter Hannah Lapkin followed with two. Junior

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The last and only loss for women’s water polo came two weeks ago against No. 10 San Jose State in San Diego, Calif. by a 10-6 margin.

It has been almost a month since the Tigers have played in their home water in DeNunzio Pool, but Princeton, which has not lost a league match in two years, has taken its MERCYHURST 9 winPRINCETON 13 n i n g ways BUCKNELL 6 on the PRINCETON 14 road.

The No. 9 Tigers (23-1 overall, 2-0 Southern Division) won their pair of conference openers on Saturday and extended their firm grip on the Southern division.

The Tigers opened up the doubleheader with a solid 13-9 win over Mercyhurst University. It started out as a close game, however, with Princeton edging out Mercyhurst just 2-1 after the first quarter. The Tigers netted five goals in the second, and the Lakers responded with four of their own to put the score at 7-5 going into halftime. It was Princeton’s strong defense in the third quarter that gave it the final push: junior goalie Cece Coffey allowed just one goal,

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SPORTS SHORTS

Ratcliffe throws for nation’s top mark

By Eddie Owens and Jack Rogers associate sports editors

Ratcliffe Shines at Monmouth Season Opener Sophomore Julia Ratcliffe is the new NCAA leader in the hammer throw for the spring season, as she threw 66.31 m (217-6.50 ft) this past weekend at the Monmouth Season Opener in West Long Branch, N.J. The throw catapulted Ratcliffe from the fourth best throw in the nation to the top of the list, but is still short of her Princeton and Ivy League record of 68.80 (225-8.75) set last spring. The second-highest throw in the nation is currently 64.91 (212-11).

Other throwers turned out strong performances at Monmouth as well, as sophomore Brielle Rowe was second in the discus with a mark of 37.50, followed by senior Chelsea Cioffi with a 33.84 that was good enough for fifth.

In the javelin, senior Ashley Vandolah and junior Sarah Waszkewitz finished seventh and eighth, respectively, as Vandolah threw 35.40 and Waszkewitz marked at 33.60.

The Tigers will host their first 2014 meet at Weaver Stadium this weekend, at the Sam See SHORTS page 7

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The men’s lightweight varsity eight cruised to beat Georgetown by 23 seconds in the team’s first race.

Softball falls twice vs. Dartmouth to open league play contributor

Dartmouth swept the Princeton softball team in a doubleheader today, beating the Tigers 1-0 and 4-1 in the afternoon twin bill.

The games against DartPRINCETON 0 mouth were rescheduled DARTMOUTH 1 for a doubleheader today due to heavy rainfall over PRINCETON 1 the weekend in PrinceDARTMOUTH 4 ton. With the sweep, Dartmouth improved its record to a game over .500 at 14-13, while the Tigers fell to 5-17 for the season. Both teams seemed happy to be playing in the considerably warmer, sunny weather.

In the first game, neither team had a hit until the top of the third inning, when Dart-

Who will take the place of legendary Athletic Director Gary Walters?

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SOFTBALL

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mouth freshman Chloe Madill hit a single down the right field line. Princeton senior Maddie Cousens had the first hit for Princeton, with a single to the pitcher, going 2-3 in the game. The first and only run of the game occurred during the top of the seventh inning after Dartmouth sophomore Morgan McCalmon singled to left center, and pinch runner Alyssa Loyless scored on a double hit by Kelsey Miller.

In a bizarre play, Loyless scored, but Miller was called out for passing Loyless on the bases.

Loyless had hesitated at second base on the play, not knowing whether the ball to center field had been caught.

Princeton lost the second game 4-1 despite taking an early lead in the bottom of the third inning on a dramatic home run by Cousens to centerfield, her first home run of the sea-

son. But Dartmouth rallied back and scored two runs in the top of the fourth inning, the first run by Katie McEachern after a double and two singles, and the second by Miller on a throwing error at third base. Dartmouth relief pitcher Kristen Rumley entered the game in the fifth inning and earned a save, allowing Princeton only a few hits and no more runs for the rest of the game. Dartmouth extended its lead when Miller scored again during the top of the sixth, and Loyless scored again during the top of the seventh.

The Tigers will have a quick turnaround before playing Rider in Lawrenceville, N.J. on Tuesday. Yale will be the next Ivy on the schedule for Princeton, which will travel to New Haven, Conn. for a doubleheader on Saturday followed by two more games at Brown on Sunday.

The tenure of Gary Walters ’67, the Ford Family Director of Athletics, is coming to an end.

Once, in the annals of Princeton athletic legend, Walters played point guard for Hall of Fame head coach Pete Carril’s Final Four-bound Tigers. As a point guard directs his teammates, Walters has directed one of the NCAA’s finest departments.

Senior writer Teddy Schleifer penned what should be considered a paradigm of college journalistic profiling in “How Gary Walters Won.” Schleifer detailed the accomplishments of a man who, through a blend of brilliance and doggedness, earned the highest levels of recognition available in his field.

As his final season progresses, we at The Daily Princetonian will be able to do little more than sing his praises one last time. Walters will leave the athletic department and the University much better than he found it. At the same time, being such a leader to so many, he will leave the Princeton community with a heavy heart. His shoes — most often Nike sneakers — will not be easy to fill.

Who will take his place?

Before that, what makes a candidate qualified to take the helm in Jadwin Gynmasium? To be clear, I will raise more questions than I will seek to answer. To be clearer, unless attributed, any conjecture below is nothing more than speculation.

Senior sports editor Stephen Wood, in his September 23, 2013 article on the formation of a University athletic director search committee, quoted Walters’ comments on challenges his successor will face. The statements were taken from an interview with the ‘Prince’ earlier that month.

“We are very thinly staffed, administratively, compared to some of our league competitors,” he said, “and I worry about the issue of burnSee ATHLETICS page 7

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